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New York Post
29 Jun 2023


NextImg:Supreme Court is right: You cannot fix discrimination with discrimination

In recent years, the public has been berated by ideologues about how we must forcefully create a world that applies the mechanism of “equity” to bring upon arbitrary numeric proportionality — because they believe Americans are incapable of naturally producing fairness.

With their disbelief in our moral capabilities, institutions like universities have taken it upon themselves to be “societal saviors” through the policy of affirmative action.

But in a 6-4 decision, the Supreme Court has rejected that role — saying that choosing college enrollment based on race is a violation of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.

“A benefit to a student who overcame racial discrimination, for example, must be tied to that student’s courage and determination,” wrote Chief Justice Roberts in his deciding opinion.

Roberts continues:

“Or a benefit to a student whose heritage or culture motivated him or her to assume a leadership role or attain a particular goal must be tied to that student’s unique ability to contribute to the university. In other words, the student must be treated based on his or her ex­periences as an individual — not on the basis of race.

The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
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“Many universities have for too long done just the opposite. And in doing so, they have concluded, wrongly, that the touchstone of an individual’s identity is not challenges bested, skills built, or lessons learned but the color of their skin. Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.”

We cannot advocate for “equal treatment” when some are allowed to be discriminated against. Discrimination does not correct past discrimination, it just continues a cycle of unfairness.

The days of penalizing someone for what they were born as and had no control over, like their race, sex, and ethnicity, were supposed to be of the past.

Harvard students Shruthi Kumar, left, and Muskaan Arshad, join a rally with other activists as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a pair of cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions, in Washington, Oct. 31, 2022.

Harvard students join other activists as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a pair of cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions on Oct. 31, 2022.
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Affirmative action remained a relic, and should have long been discarded.

Universities kept pretending race-based admissions would bring us fairness, but it in many ways it has brought unfair skepticism of aptitude and competency for minorities. It’s helped to create an environment of doubt when a non-white person flourishes in society — assumptions that their achievements were given instead of earned.

We have lowered expectations for people who more than capable of greatness, and accepted mediocrity for the sake of parity.

A person protests outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 29.

The Supreme Court ruled that choosing college enrollment based on race is a violation of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.
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Education supporters demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court on June 29.

Education supporters demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court on June 29.
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As I was reminded of numerous times as a child, life isn’t fair, but it should not stop us from pursuing fairness. And oftentimes, fairness creates outcomes that look different than what we initially presumed.

If one of our nation’s greatest sins was walking the path of discrimination, then how would it have been possible to move forward with affirmative action?

Adam B. Coleman is the author of “Black Victim to Black Victor” and founder of Wrong Speak Publishing. Follow him on Substack: adambcoleman.substack.com.